A special thank you to close friends of ours for sharing their recipe with us!
8 oz. of freshly squeezed lime juice (about 5-6 limes)
1 cup fresh mint leaves (2
plastic containers at Kroger)
16 oz. of white rum
20 oz. club soda
8 oz. of simple syrup*
*What is simple syrup? Regular simple syrup is equal parts sugar and
water, but 1.5 parts sugar to 1 part water is probably the happy medium for
us. We boiled 2 cups of water on the
stove, added 3 cups of sugar. Stirred
and reduced heat a bit and continued stirring until sugar dissolved. Mixture must completely cool and extra can be
stored in fridge. Our concoction made enough for 3 pitchers.
In pitcher, add lime juice
and mint leaves and muddle. A muddler is very handy for this.
Then add remaining
ingredients and stir.
Pour into glass over ice.
*This pitcher from Rubbermaid is awesome because it has an "ice guard" spout which for this keeps the mint leaves from tumbling out all over your glass. I found mine at Kroger for about $10.
*This pitcher from Rubbermaid is awesome because it has an "ice guard" spout which for this keeps the mint leaves from tumbling out all over your glass. I found mine at Kroger for about $10.
